The Lesson
In Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson" inequality in the distribution of income and wealth and persistent poverty continue to jeopardize equal opportunity and democracy in the United States.
"The Lesson" is a first person narrative of a little girl named Sylvia. The setting of the story is of a summer day trip organized by their busy bee neighbor Miss Moore. Miss Moore's intent is to show a group of eight children about the nature of money and how it is distributed across American society. Because the story focuses on the children, it makes it easier to see how social and economic disadvantages are perpetuated and have lasting effects.
Akin to the story, the United States is the richest country in the world, and wealth is a significant, if not vital, source of power. Social status and self-respect are closely connected with wealth and property, and so to maintain power, Americans are encouraged to strive for more. "Imagine for a minute what kind of society it is in which some......
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